Smoke-consumer.



J. E. SYKES.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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J. E. SYKES.

SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATION FILED MAILG, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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JAMES E. SYKES, F SNOI-IOMISH, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO A.HENNING, OF SNOI-IOMISH, WASHINGTON.

SMOKE-CONSUMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed March 6, 1914. Serial No. 823,000.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns E. SYKEs, acitizen of the United States,residing at Snohomish, in the county of Snohomish and State ofVVashington, have invented new and useful Improvements inSmoke-Consumers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved smoke consuming apparatus, the object ofthe invention being to provide an improved device of this characterwhich is cheap and simple, which is easily operated, and which may bereadily kept in order.

The invention consists in the construction combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1. is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of my improved smoke consuming apparatus. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse sectional view of the same on the plane indicated bythe line aa of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the same onthe plane indicated by the line bb of Fig. 1.

In accordance with my invention 1 provide a casing l which is here shownas of oblong rectangular form and which in practice is preferably madeof plate iron but may be made of sheet iron or other suitable material.At the rear end of the casing is a manhole 2 and a disk 3 for closingthe said manhole. The lower-portion of the casing forms a watercompartment 4: which is provided with an outlet 5 at the front end ofthe casing and which is spaced a suitable distance above the bottom ofthe said compartment so as to keep water at a desired level therein.Above the water compartment, at asuitable height is a horizontallyarranged screen 6 which is coextensive in width with the casing andextends from the rear wall thereof to within a short distance from thefront wall 7 of the casing. A vertical partition plate 8 is arranged inthe casing at a slight distance from its front wall. The screen 6extends to the said partition plate and the latter projects above andbelow said screen. An inclined washer plate 9 is arranged in the casingwith its lower end on the upper end of the partition plate 8 and itsupper end secured to the top 10 of the casing and at a slight distanceto the rear of the smoke intake opening 11. An inclined screen 12 whichis substantially at right angles to the washer plate is arrangedslightly above said washer plate and at a suitable distance in front ofthe smoke intake opening 11, this screen extending to the top of thecasing and also extending from side to side thereof. A washer plate 13which is inclined and is arranged at substantially right angles to thewasher plate 9 extends from the front wall of the easmg downwardly andrearwardly to within a slight distance of the washer plate 9. Aninclined baffle plate 1 1 is arranged below the washer plate 9 andextends downwardly and rearwardly therefrom to a point a slight distanceabove the screen 6 and in front of the rear Wall of the casing. The rearwall of the casing has a discharge opening 15 a suitable distance fromits upper end.

A water pipe 16 is provided with a sprayer arm 17 which extends acrossand is arranged at the upper end of the washer plate 9. Similar pipes 18are provided with sprayer arms 19 which are arranged near the upper sideof the screen 12 on opposite sides thereof and extend across the sameand are provided with jet openings to discharge jets of water onopposite sides of said screen 12. A water pipe 20 is also provided whichhas a sprayer arm 21 that extends across the upper side of the inclinedwasher plate 13 and is arranged to discharge jets of water on saidwasher plate.

In the operation of my invention the smoke which is admitted at a isforced through the screen 12 and under the washer plate 13 and downthrough the duct 28 into the water compartment 4: and then upwardlythrough the screen 6 into the compartment 29 and under the baffle plate1 1 into the compartment 30 and hence to the discharge opening 15. Asthe smoke enters the smoke consumer it is acted upon by the spray ofwater from the arm 17 of the pipe 16 and washed. so that the solidparticles are caused to drop on the washer plate 9 and to be carrieddownwardlv thereon and the smoke is also washed by the spray from thearms 19 of the pipes 18 as it passes through the screen 12 so that afurther separation of the solid particles from the smoke body iseffected by the screen and as the smoke strikes the washer plate 13which forms a battle, it is further washed by the spray from the arm 21of the pipe 20, washer plate 13 and being discharged on the lowerportion of the washer plate and -finally therefrom down through theduct28 into the water in the Water compartment 4. As the smoke passes upfrom the water compartment it is caused to go through the screen 6 whicharrests such particles as it may still carry, the smoke then strikingthe baflie plate and is discharged at 15.

Having thus described my invention, I claim':

The herein described smoke consumer having a smoke intake at its upperside and a discharge opening at one end, an inclined V Washer platehaving its upper end connected to the upper side of the casing at apoint between the intake and discharge openings, and having its lowerend spaced'from the opposite end of the casing and provided with adownwardly extending vertical partition plate, the lowerportion of thecasing forming a precipitating chamber and said partition plateextending down into said precipitating chamber, a screen forming. thetop of the'said precipitating chamber and extending from said partitionplate to the end of the casing having the discharge opening, a screenextending downwardly from the top of the casing toward the inclinedWasher plate and arranged in rear of the intake opening, a secondinclined washer 35 plate arranged above the rear portion of the firstnamed washer plate and connected at its upper side to the rear side ofthe caslng, means to spray water on said washer plates and on the secondnamed screen, and a JAMES E. SYKES.

Witnesses:

JOHN DUBoRKo, ALBERT So wARz'MijLLEn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five oents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

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